'kick off' definitions:
Definition of 'kick off'
(from WordNet)
verb
Commence officially [syn: inaugurate, kick off]
Definition of 'kick off'
From: GCIDE
- kick off \kick` off"\ v. t. to begin; to commence; as, they kicked off the rally with a playing of the national anthem.
- Syn: begin, commence, start. [PJC]
Definition of 'kick off'
From: GCIDE
- kick off \kick` off"\ v. i. (Football) To kick the football from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score; as, they kicked off at two o'clock. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'kick off'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antecede,
- begin,
- blast away,
- blast off,
- bundle,
- bundle off,
- buy it,
- cash in,
- check in,
- check out,
- come before,
- come first,
- commence,
- croak,
- die,
- dive in,
- drop off,
- embark,
- fall to,
- float,
- front,
- get off,
- get to,
- give a start,
- go,
- go ahead,
- go ahead of,
- go before,
- go in advance,
- go west,
- have it,
- have priority,
- head,
- head into,
- head the table,
- head up,
- inaugurate,
- initiate,
- jump off,
- kick in,
- kick the bucket,
- knock off,
- launch,
- lead,
- lead off,
- open,
- outrank,
- pass,
- pass away,
- pass out,
- peg out,
- perish,
- pipe off,
- pitch in,
- plunge into,
- pop off,
- precede,
- put in motion,
- rank,
- rate,
- send,
- send forth,
- send off,
- set about,
- set afloat,
- set agoing,
- set going,
- set in,
- set in motion,
- set on foot,
- set out,
- set sail,
- set to,
- shove off,
- stand first,
- start,
- start going,
- start in,
- start off,
- start out,
- start up,
- step off,
- take off,
- take precedence,
- turn to,
- usher in
Words containing 'kick off'
- Kick,
- Kicked,
- Kicking,
- kick about,
- kick down,
- kick in,
- kick out,
- kick up,
- Drop kick,
- Kicking Horse,
- Place kick,
- To kick oneself,
- To kick the beam,
- To kick the bucket,
- To kick up dust,
- alive and kicking,
- corner kick,
- dolphin kick,
- flutter kick,
- free kick,
- frog kick,
- kick around,
- kick back,
- kick downstairs,
- kick in the butt,
- kick pleat,
- kick start,
- kick starter,
- kick the bucket,
- kick turn,
- kick upstairs,
- scissors kick,
- swimming kick,
- Kicking Horse, MT,
- Place-kick,
- drop-kick,
- goal-kick,
- kick one's heels,
- kick-start,
- place-kicking